If you’ve secured your account with SMS two-factor authentication, you’ve probably received a request from Twitter to disable it. As ad Elon Musk’s company, this account security tool – which consists of entering a code received by SMS in addition to your password when connecting – is now reserved for Twitter Blue customers, Twitter’s paid subscription that charges ten euros a month.
Musk no longer wants to pay
On its site, Twitter specifies that users who are not subscribed to Twitter Blue and who have opted for this enhanced security will no longer be able to use it as of March 20. In other words, if you do not act on your part, this double authentication will be automatically deactivated.
For Twitter, this new restriction mainly saves money, as the company faces a massive advertiser breach due to Elon Musk’s behavior. This February 18, the boss of the platform accused In addition, phone operators take advantage of the SMS double authentication tool to earn tens of millions of dollars by generating fictitious messages.
For users who wish to maintain double authentication, it is now necessary to purchase a dedicated USB key to protect your Twitter account or download a third-party application for this purpose. Two much more complex methods than double SMS authentication, which can discourage many users from better securing their account.
Source: BFM TV
